Rybags Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Hmm... that's a thought. How about SD slot rather than CF which would leave room for 2nd Pokey. But then things get a little dirty, you'd need to modify your machine with modified CS logic for original Pokey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) mimo: it does have 1024k of extended ram already build in, basically its expanded ultimate board plus side cart in one for 800, not for 400, as 400 has no use of personality board (it has it integrated on main board) rybags: this would be again addin $15 instead of $4 Edited December 4, 2011 by candle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 mimo: it does have 1024k of extended ram already build in, basically its expanded ultimate board plus side cart in one for 800, not for 400, as 400 has no use of personality board (it has it integrated on main board) rybags: this would be again addin $15 instead of $4 Still a whole bag of awesomeness, I want one bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Did you contact Warerat to get any specifics from him about the work he's done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 i'll let everyone speculate this is FAR from finnished project - i've been doing it few hours last sleepless night - routing is just "to be" not as it should, but it should give some of you general idea behind it most expensive part in this one is the PCB, as its pretty hughe - but i don't know how much it would cost, so don't ask SICK (!!!) Well, it looks like the wait may be over... Assuming, of course, that my Ultra-800xl arrives (first of all). I am absolutely in for one of these boards, as it will finally make some justice to my beloved "JM"-800. Bring it on! F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 (edited) fiberwire I've spoken with Sergio some time ago about continuing his work He said that he needs to get the PCB layout done, and it was stopping factor for him - so i've offered my help. I haven't heard anything from him ever since my terms are simple and for everyone the same: in return for pcb design i want one assembled unit and one bare pcb for my portfolio so if anyone has a design that needs pcb - just drop me a line Edited December 5, 2011 by candle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 complete schematics (still preliminary, but should be working) any comments apreciated 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 complete schematics (still preliminary, but should be working) any comments apreciated I neeeed one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 complete schematics (still preliminary, but should be working) any comments apreciated I understand that your version gives the 800 XE compatibility plus U1MB, SIDE and PBI, but does it also provide an 800 mode with 48K/52K/AXLON type memory upgrade and use of all 4 joystick ports like Sergio's. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 it does, when in 800 mode 1mb will work as axlon, i don't know if i'll find the space (inside cpld) to make 52k too if Sergio will consider releasing his version, then i'll back off - i didn't invested any money in this project, so its only my time and all i want is to have this done - it doesn't matter which name will be on the nameplate in other case - 800 is pretty useless for me, and i really don't want to have it shelved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Fat chance of wareat's board getting released. Word from the peanut gallery is all their (and we know who they are) Atari work is done, Atari sucks, and it's all about the Apple 2 now. All well and good - I have plenty of other Atari toys to keep me busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 (edited) I could use 1 or 2 of these... Sebastian's version that is Edited December 25, 2011 by AtariGeezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venom4728a Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Same for me, I could probably go for 2. Looks really cool. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Fat chance of wareat's board getting released. Word from the peanut gallery is all their (and we know who they are) Atari work is done, Atari sucks, and it's all about the Apple 2 now. All well and good - I have plenty of other Atari toys to keep me busy. Who would want to leave the Atari for Apple 2 ? That'd be like trading in your nice holiday Winnebago for an old garbage truck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Fat chance of wareat's board getting released. Word from the peanut gallery is all their (and we know who they are) Atari work is done, Atari sucks, and it's all about the Apple 2 now. All well and good - I have plenty of other Atari toys to keep me busy. Who would want to leave the Atari for Apple 2 ? That'd be like trading in your nice holiday Winnebago for an old garbage truck. LMAO - I won't get into any system vs system, just reporting what I sadly was told. Maybe it was a holiday joke or a case of PMS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainjh Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Hi candle How's things, any progress? I'm moving soon, secretly planning where my 800 is going to take pride of place and how such a board will give extra life to it... And I hope a lot of other 800's ! Cheers for any news All the best Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 The one thing I think could be better is the SD slot location, on the CPU card makes it harder to access. I think it would be better if it was moved into a separate cartridge which could fit in the right cartridge slot, basically a MyIDE cartridge using a PLD with a CF card slot. Everything else would remain on the CPU card, with only the PLD/CF card slot in the cartridge it should be possible to make it small enough to fit with the cartridge door closed, which isn't possible with the SIDE cartridge. This would increase costs of course, whether easier access to the CF card is worth it would depend on the amount of the increase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I've got my blessings from Warerat, so i'm clear on that one now all i need is a pile of money to get prototypes done, for this i need to make some first, so i'm making another run of ultimate1mb boards, and considering making another run of simplestereo and io-boards (the latter one is ready) just can't finance anything from my sallary - its way too low for having any hobby at all well, maybe a dust collector Bill: having side redesigned so it would fit 800 is possible, but then you need to add cost of side alone to this, whereas i can have the same for additional $4 added to incognito board, because of what is expensive its already there (pcb, cpld) pcb cost won't drop because i'll exclude cf card connector - form factor for personality board is fixed, and it won't get any smaller or bigger just because one want it to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venom4728a Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 How much does making proto boards cost? I am sure many of us would be willing to chip in myself included. Robert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Same here Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roydea6 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yes I agree a pre-pay posting for this might work. (similar to how the MIO was sold by Metalguy66) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 would you be also interested in testing prototypes? it would require windows or linux machine with Webpack/ISE software pack (downloadable from Xilinx web page) and an lpt port (plus dirt-cheap programmer) or usb port (and pretty expensive programmer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 would you be also interested in testing prototypes? it would require windows or linux machine with Webpack/ISE software pack (downloadable from Xilinx web page) and an lpt port (plus dirt-cheap programmer) or usb port (and pretty expensive programmer) Hell yeah I'll test prototypes I'll pre-pay as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 would you be also interested in testing prototypes? it would require windows or linux machine with Webpack/ISE software pack (downloadable from Xilinx web page) and an lpt port (plus dirt-cheap programmer) or usb port (and pretty expensive programmer) Yep, I could be a tester too Is WebPack really needed or just a programmer to program the main chip? My wilem board just might work... What kind of chip is it? part#, etc... Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venom4728a Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Testing prototypes actually sounds like it could be fun. What kind of programmer is needed? Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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